T.I., born Clifford Harris Jr., was released from prison in the spring after serving less than a year on weapons charges. Then, on September 1, Tip and wife Tameka "Tiny" Cottle were arrested in Los Angeles after police found ecstasy in their car.

The Journal-Constitution reports that T.I. asked for leniency in his sentence today: "I screwed up. I screwed up big time, and I'm sorry. I'm truly and sincerely sorry. I don't want and I don't need to use drugs anymore. I want them out of my life."

Judge Pannell was reportedly unmoved: "I think Mr. Harris had had about the limit of second chances. The worst thing is this case was an experiment... You certainly dumped a lot of smut on the whole experiment."